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CNAS Scholars Comment on Ukraine Crisis
Four CNAS experts offer analysis and commentary on the range of issues relating to the national security event in Ukraine.
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Gambling with Ground Forces
In his latest policy brief, Adjunct Fellow Travis Sharp focuses on the implications of prioritizing technology over ground forces in the U.S. army as it relates to the 2015 Defense Budget and 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review.
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CNAS CEO Robert Work Nominated as Deputy Secretary of Defense
President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate CEO Robert O. Work as the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
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Next Generation National Security Leaders Program
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce the selection of the 2014 Next Generation National Security Leaders.
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Gambling with Ground Forces: The 2015 Defense Budget and The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review
The president’s FY 2015 defense budget released today finances its bet on technological superiority by gambling with ground forces according to Travis Sharp, an adjunct fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Mr. Sharp notes, “By...
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CNAS' Paul Scharre, fellow and director for the 20YY Warfare Initiative, discusses Autonomous Technologies at Chatham House (London).